Bag with a mechanical music device

ABSTRACT

A bag includes a bag body, a mounting component, and a mechanical music device. The bag body defines a receiving space, and has a bag wall formed with a sound hole therethrough. The mounting component is disposed in the receiving space. The mechanical music device is mounted in the receiving space, and includes a case and a music producing unit. The case is mounted on the mounting component, and includes a first case wall, a second case wall, and a connecting wall. The first and second case walls and the connecting wall cooperate to define an accommodating space. The case has a sound port that is in spatial communication with the accommodating space. The music producing unit is disposed in the case for producing music, and includes a base, a cylinder, a comb, a spring motor, and a knob.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority of Taiwanese Application No. 097215711, filed on Sep. 1, 2008.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a bag, more particularly to a bag with a mechanical music device.

2. Description of the Related Art

A musical box is a decorative article for playing music without requiring electrical power. However, a conventional musical box is bulky, and is not convenient to bring outdoors.

Referring to FIG. 1, PRC Utility Model Publication No. 2493078 discloses an anti-theft bag 3 capable of generating electronic alarm music. The bag 3 includes a bag body 31 having a zipper slider 311, and an electronic music device 32 mounted in the bag body 31. The electronic music device 32 includes an electronic music generator 321, a battery 322, a contact switch 323 that is wired to the electronic music generator 321 and the battery 322 and that is for contacting the zipper slider 311, and a switch 324 for activating the electronic music device 32. In the event of an urgent situation, e.g., robbery, the electronic music device 32 can be activated to generate an alarm. Although the aforementioned anti-theft bag 3 has the electronic music device 32, the purpose of the electronic music device 32 is just for alarming. Besides, the electronic music device 32 requires electrical power in order to generate the alarm.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a bag with a mechanical music device which is relatively small in size, which is easy to be assembled and taken out from the bag, and which uses stored mechanical energy for producing music.

Accordingly, a bag of the present invention comprises a bag body, a first mounting component, and a mechanical music device. The bag body defines a receiving space, and has a bag wall formed with a sound hole therethrough. The first mounting component is disposed in the receiving space. The mechanical music device is mounted in the receiving space, and includes a case and a music producing unit. The case is mounted on the first mounting component, and includes a first case wall, a second case wall spaced apart from the first case wall, and a connecting wall that interconnects the first and second case walls. The first and second case walls and the connecting wall cooperate to define an accommodating space. The case has a sound port that is in spatial communication with the accommodating space and that is disposed to correspond in position to the sound hole in the bag wall of the bag body. The music producing unit is disposed in the case for producing music, and includes a base, a cylinder, a comb, a spring motor, and a knob. The base is mounted in the accommodating space, and has an outer periphery that forms a clearance ranging from 0.01 cm to 0.1 cm with the connecting wall of the case. The cylinder is mounted on the base and has a plurality of pins. The comb has teeth to be displaced by the pins of the cylinder. The cylinder and the comb are disposed to correspond in position to the sound port of the case. The spring motor is adapted for driving rotation of the cylinder, and has a spring axle that extends through the base, outwardly of the accommodating space of the case, and through the bag wall of the bag body. The knob is disposed outwardly of the bag body, and is coupled to one end of the spring axle for driving rotation of the spring axle to wind the spring motor.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional anti-theft bag capable of generating electronic alarm music;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of a bag with a mechanical music device according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a mechanical music device of the first preferred embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the mechanical music device of the first preferred embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the bag of the first preferred embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a partly sectional view of the first preferred embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a second preferred embodiment of a bag with a mechanical music device according to the present invention; and

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a third preferred embodiment of a bag with a mechanical music device according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Before the present invention is described in greater detail, it should be noted that like components are assigned the same reference numerals throughout the following disclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 2, 3, and 4, the first preferred embodiment of a bag 1 according to the present invention is shown to comprise a bag body 11, a first mounting component 12, and a mechanical music device 2.

The bag 1 can be made of flexible fabrics like leather, artificial cloth, artificial leather, plastic cloth, and so on. The type of the bag 1 is not limited to a specific style, and can be a back pack, a pen bag, a hand bag, a purse, etc. In the first preferred embodiment, the bag 1 is a handbag.

The bag body 11 defines a receiving space 10, and has a bag wall 100 formed with two sound holes 117 and a through hole 114 therethrough. The bag body 11 includes a bottom portion 111, a surrounding portion 112 that extends upwardly from a periphery of the bottom portion 111, and a hole-defining component 113 extending through the surrounding portion 112. The surrounding portion 112 cooperates with the bottom portion 111 to define the receiving space 10. The surrounding portion 112 includes the bag wall 100 with the two sound holes 117 and the through hole 114. The hole-defining component 113 may be a rivet that defines the through hole 114, and is disposed adjacent to the sound holes 117. In practice, the hole-defining component 113 is not necessary, i.e., the holes 114, 117 may or may not be defined by rivets.

The first mounting component 12 is disposed in the receiving space 10, and includes a fixing segment 121 that is mounted on the surrounding portion 112 and that is adjacent to the hole-defining component 113, a retaining segment 122 that is spaced apart from and in front of the fixing segment 121, and a connecting segment 123 that interconnects the fixing and retaining segments 121, 122. The fixing segment 121 of the first mounting component 12 is mounted on an inner wall surface of the bag wall 100 of the bag body 11. The retaining segment 122 and the connecting segment 123 are U-shaped in this embodiment. The fixing segment 121, the retaining segment 122, and the connecting segment 123 cooperate to define left and right first insert grooves 120 that are spaced apart from each other. The retaining segment 122 includes left and right vertically extending first retaining portions 124 that are spaced apart from each other, and a second retaining portion 125 that is disposed at one end of and that interconnects the first retaining portions 124. The connecting segment 123 includes two first connecting portions 126 each interconnecting the fixing segment 121 and a respective one of the first retaining portions 124 and having a width that is smaller than that of the respective one of the first retaining portions 124, and a second connecting portion 127 disposed at one end of and interconnecting the fixing segment 121, the first connecting portions 126, and the second retaining portion 125.

The mechanical music device 2 is mounted in the receiving space 10, and includes a case 21 that is mounted on the first mounting component 12, and a music producing unit 23 that is disposed in the case 21 for producing music.

The case 21 includes a first case wall 213 that is set vertically, a second case wall 214 that is spaced apart from and behind the first case wall 213, and a connecting wall 215 that interconnects the first and second case walls 213, 214. The first and second case walls 213, 214 and the connecting wall 215 cooperate to define an accommodating space 216. The case 21 has a sound port 210 that is in spatial communication with the accommodating space 216, and that is disposed to correspond in position to the sound holes 117 in the bag wall 100 of the bag body 11. In this embodiment, the second case wall 214 has an area that is smaller than that of the first case wall 213 so as to configure the case 21 with the sound port 210. The connecting wall 215 includes parallel first wall portions 217 that are vertically spaced apart from each other and two second wall portions 218 that are horizontally spaced apart from each other and that interconnect the first wall portions 217.

The mechanical music device 2 further includes a second mounting component 22 disposed on the case 21 for mounting removably the case 21 on the first mounting component 12. With further reference to FIG. 6, the second mounting component 22 includes a mounting wall 221 that is spaced apart from the second case wall 214 of the case 21 and that has two sides inserted into the first insert grooves 120, respectively, and a bridging wall 222 that interconnects the second case wall 214 and the mounting wall 221 and that has a width smaller than those of the mounting wall 221 and the second case wall 214. The second mounting component 22 and the second case wall 214 of the case 21 cooperate to define two second insert grooves 220 that are spaced apart from each other and that permit extension of the retaining segment 122 therein.

The music producing unit 23 includes a base 231 that is mounted in the accommodating space 216 and that is formed with a rearward opening 237, a cylinder 232 that is mounted on the base 231 and that has a plurality of pins 230, and a comb 233 that has teeth to be displaced by the pins 230 of the cylinder 232 for producing sound. The cylinder 232 and the comb 233 are disposed to correspond in position to the opening 237 of the base 231 and the sound port 210 of the case 21. The music producing unit 23 further includes a spring motor 234 for driving rotation of the cylinder 232. The spring motor 234 has a spring axle 235 that extends through the base 231, outwardly of the accommodating space 216 of the case 21, and through the through hole 114 in the bag wall 100 of the bag body 11. The music producing unit 23 further includes a knob 236 that is disposed outwardly of the bag body 11 and that is removably coupled to one end of the spring axle 235 for driving rotation of the spring axle 235 to wind the spring motor 234.

The first and second wall portions 217, 218 of the connecting wall 215 of the case 21 are disposed to extend along an outer periphery of the base 231. The outer periphery of the base 231 forms a clearance, d, ranging from 0.01 cm to 0.1 cm with the first and second wall portions 217, 218 of the connecting wall 215 of the case 21. The clearance, d, is limited to this range such that the volume of the mechanical music device 2 can be effectively reduced.

Referring to FIGS. 2, 3, 5, and 6, prior to assembling, the knob 236 is not locked on the spring axle 235 of the spring motor 234. During assembling, the second mounting component 22, which is connected to the case 21, is inserted into the first mounting component 12. Left and right sides of the mounting wall 221 of the second mounting component 22 are extended into the first insert grooves 120, and the two first retaining portions 124 of the first mounting component 12 are extended into the second insert grooves 220. At this time, the case 21 and the bag body 11 are assembled. The spring axle 235 corresponds to the through hole 114, and is exposed from the outer surface of the bag body 11. Then, the knob 236 is locked at one end of the spring axle 235 of the spring motor 234. Due to the exposure of the knob 236 from the bag body 11, it is convenient for a user to wind the mechanical music device 2 to produce music. The music can be heard via the sound port 210 of the case 21 and the sound hole 117 of the bag wall 100 of the bag body 11.

When the bag 1 is in use, the user can wind the spring motor 234 to drive the music producing unit 23 for producing music, without using any battery.

It is noted that the first and second mounting components 12, 22 can be interchanged with each other as long as both of them can be interconnected removably. In addition, the first and second mounting components 12, 22 are easily assembled and disassembled since all it takes is to pull up or push down the second mounting component 22 relative to the first mounting component 12. In this embodiment, the sound port 210 has a relatively large area, which corresponds to a rectangular space located above the second case wall 214 and the second mounting component 22. However, in practice, the actual configuration of the sound port 210 is not limited thereto. As long as the sound port 210 corresponds in position to the sound hole 117 of the bag body 11 and the cylinder 232 and the comb 233 of the music producing unit 23, it falls within the scope sought for the present invention.

Another characteristic of the present invention is that a user can collect music producing units 23 having various music for playing different kinds of music. In addition, by making use of the first mounting component 12 disposed in the receiving space 10 and the second mounting component 22 disposed on the case 21, the mechanical music device 2 can be assembled removably in the receiving space 10 defined by the bag body 11. Thus, the mechanical music device 2 is portable. With the design of the connecting wall 215 of the case 21 having an inner periphery closely adjacent to the outer periphery of the base 231 of the music producing unit 23, the comb 233 is able to output a larger volume of music directly through the corresponding sound port 210 and the sound hole 117, without any obstacle. Furthermore, the size of the case 21 is small such that the mechanical music device 2 does not occupy much space in the bag 1.

Referring to FIG. 7, a second preferred embodiment of a bag 1 of the present invention is shown to be similar to the first preferred embodiment. The second preferred embodiment differs from the first preferred embodiment in the following aspects. The bag body 11 further includes a decoration portion 115 that is disposed an outer wall surface of the bag wall 100 and that cooperates with the knob 236 to form a pattern, such as a cartoon character, etc. After a user winds and then releases the knob 236, the knob 236 will rotate so as to drive the mechanical music device 2 for producing music. Rotation of the knob 236 while music is played can further attract interest in the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, a third preferred embodiment of a bag 1 of the present invention is shown to be similar to the first preferred embodiment. The third preferred embodiment differs from the first preferred embodiment in the following aspects. An appearance of the knob 236 is a pattern of a musical notation for decorating the bag 1.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what are considered the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is understood that this invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments but is intended to cover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent arrangements. 

1. A bag comprising: a bag body that defines a receiving space and that has a bag wall formed with a sound hole therethrough; a first mounting component disposed in said receiving space; and a mechanical music device mounted in said receiving space, said mechanical music device including a case that is mounted on said first mounting component and that includes a first case wall, a second case wall spaced apart from said first case wall, and a connecting wall that interconnects said first and second case walls, said first and second case walls and said connecting wall cooperating to define an accommodating space, said case having a sound port that is in spatial communication with said accommodating space and that is disposed to correspond in position to said sound hole in said bag wall of said bag body, and a music producing unit that is disposed in said case for producing music and that includes a base mounted in said accommodating space, said base having an outer periphery that forms a clearance ranging from 0.01 cm to 0.1 cm with said connecting wall of said case, a cylinder that is mounted on said base and that has a plurality of pins, a comb that has teeth to be displaced by said pins of said cylinder, said cylinder and said comb being disposed to correspond in position to said sound port of said case, a spring motor for driving rotation of said cylinder, said spring motor having a spring axle that extends through said base, outwardly of said accommodating space of said case, and through said bag wall of said bag body, and a knob disposed outwardly of said bag body and coupled to one end of said spring axle for driving rotation of said spring axle to wind said spring motor.
 2. The bag as claimed in claim 1, wherein said mechanical music device further includes a second mounting component disposed on said case for mounting removably said case on said first mounting component.
 3. The bag as claimed in claim 2, wherein said first mounting component includes a fixing segment, a retaining segment spaced apart from said fixing segment, and a connecting segment interconnecting said fixing and retaining segments; said fixing segment, said retaining segment and said connecting segment cooperating to define two first insert grooves that are spaced apart from each other; said second mounting component including a mounting wall that is spaced apart from said second case wall of said case and that has two sides inserted into said first insert grooves, respectively, and a bridging wall that interconnects said second case wall and said mounting wall and that has a width smaller than those of said mounting wall and said second case wall; said second mounting component and said case cooperating to define two second insert grooves that are spaced apart from each other and that permit extension of said retaining segment therein.
 4. The bag as claimed in claim 3, wherein said retaining segment and said connecting segment are U-shaped, said retaining segment including two first retaining portions spaced apart from each other, and a second retaining portion disposed at one end of and interconnecting said first retaining portions, said connecting segment including two first connecting portions each interconnecting said fixing segment and a respective one of said first retaining portions and having a width that is smaller than that of the respective one of said first retaining portions, and a second connecting portion disposed at one end of and interconnecting said fixing segment, said first connecting portions, and said second retaining portion.
 5. The bag as claimed in claim 3, wherein said fixing segment of said first mounting component is mounted on an inner wall surface of said bag wall of said bag body.
 6. The bag as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bag body includes a bottom portion, and a surrounding portion that extends upwardly from a periphery of said bottom portion and that cooperates with said bottom portion to define said receiving space, said surrounding portion including said bag wall with said sound hole, said bag wall being further formed a through hole for extension of said spring axle therethrough.
 7. The bag as claimed in claim 6, wherein said bag body further includes a decoration portion that is disposed an outer wall surface of said bag wall and that cooperates with said knob to form a pattern.
 8. The bag as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second case wall has an area that is smaller than that of said first case wall so as to configure said case with said sound port. 